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EventPope John Paul II visits Africa
… Pope John Paul II began his first tour of Africa, including visits to Zaire (presently known as the Democratic Republic of Congo), Congo, Kenya, Ghana, Upper…
EventTranskei gains complete independence
… The oldest of the independent homelands, Transkei, gained complete … independence as an autonomous republic under the policy of separate development. At its…
EventWinnie Mandela speaks out against Terrorism Act
… Winnie Mandela, wife of the then imprisoned African National Congress leader, Nelson Mandela ends her thirteen years of enforced silence with a strong attack…
EventANC denies responsibilities for the unrest in homelands
… SA homelands. Sisulu described the unrest as consisting of a popular revolt against the homeland's repressive … should be reintegrated into South Africa, as…
EventDelmas Treason Trial starts
… Trial, up to that time the longest trial in the history of SA, started in Delmas, east of Pretoria. Twenty-two Transvaal United Democratic Front (UDF)…
Roelf Meyer and Bantu Holomisa confer
… Roelf Meyer, former chief negotiator of the National Party during the multi-party peace negotiations, met with Bantu Holomisa, former leader of the Transkei…
EventMining agreement on wages and working conditions is signed
… The Chamber of Mines and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) signed an agreement on wages and working conditions, averting the likelihood of damaging…
EventLabour pioneer Samuel Long is arrested
… Samuel Alfred (Taffy) Long, heralded as one of South Africa's greatest working-class martyrs, was arrested after the defeat of Fordsburg during the Rand…
EventMary Elizabeth Barber, pioneer naturalist, dies
… Barber was a remarkable woman with an extensive knowledge of natural history, especially botany and entomology and … with valuable information for his work…
Le Rona Re Batho by Phyllis Naidoo - Introduction
… From the book: Le Rona Re Batho (An account of the 1982 Maseru Massacre) by Phyllis Naidoo, South Africa, … help that would suit politicos. One medico, in…
PlaceMbotyi, Eastern Cape
… is still wild! Situated in a wilderness area at the mouth of the Mbotyi River it is the perfect place for a peaceful, … and accommodating, willing to share…
Document 31 - The Negotiating Forum: resolution on the transition process
… strikes and bloodshed in Johannesburg in the early months of that year, of which much history has been written, and to which I have … the annual…
ArchiveSolidarity Service
… White poster with black lettering. Photo of Nicolas Boiki Majesty Tlhapi. Missing since 1986 in detention. Standing for the Truth Campaign. Image of a dove…
ArchiveQuote from Marx
… poster. Quotes from Marx, Cecil Rhodes and Lenin. Map of Africa showing the colonial partition. Artwork of high society dining. Artwork of unemployed…
EventThe Christian Institute protests against travel restrictions
… asking him to reconsider the withdrawal or confiscation of the passports of six of its leaders, including that of Dr. Beyers Naude. Naude was … (1999)…
EventJapanese attack American Naval Forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
… before 8AM on a Sunday morning. Within a short time five of eight battleships at Pearl Harbor were sunk or sinking, … were dead. Soon after, Japanese planes…
21. Pariah constables pollute Hindus
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … grievance to your notice. There are two Indians here of the…
PlaceMohodi
… The area of Mohodi ga Manthatha or Mohodi in short was a settlement in the former homeland of Lebowa about 75 km north-west of Pietersburg (now Polokwane)…
PlaceCape St Francis, Western Cape Peninsula
… began in November 1875 and was completed at the end of 1877. It began its operations early in 1878. For many of us, the first thought that jumps to mind when…
EventWaaihoek women embark on anti-pass passive resistance campaign
… women in Bloemfontein were experiencing the culmination of heavy pass laws being implemented to control the mobility of the Black population in White areas –…
Killings at Ntshanga, 29 December 1996
… The ANC in KwaZulu Natal strongly condemns the killing of our people in an ANC stronghold at Tin Town, Ntshanga near … self-restraint and refuse to be…
PlaceAlphen; Constantia Road, Constantia- Cape Town
… , Constantia Valley. This originally formed part of the Groot Constantia Estate, and the House probably dates from the first quarter of the 19th century. The…
EventJohn Fairbairn (70), journalist and outspoken critic, dies in Cape Town
… Regarded as the father of free press in South Africa, John Fairbairn left England … African Journal. The magazine proved to be the beginning of what would…
PlaceOld Government Building, Church Street, Boksburg
… The building was designed by Sytze Wierda, chief architect of the ZAR's Public Works Department. Its foundation stone … by the Boksburg Municipality who put…
EventGerard Bhengu SA artist, is born in Natal
… African artist Gerard Bhengu was born at an outstation of Mariannhill Mission Station at Centecow, Bulwer district … from a largely white patronage. Despite…
EventPrime Minister opens SA's first atomic reactor
… The former Prime Minister of South Africa and apartheid mastermind, Dr H.F. Verwoerd … Installation-1) at Pelindaba, about thirty kilometres West of Pretoria…
EventUN names four experts to investigate apartheid in South Africa
… 1964, the United Nations Secretary-General named a team of four experts to investigate apartheid in South Africa. … called on South Africa to cease the…
EventThe UN Special Committee on Apartheid reports on SA
… The final report of the United Nations Special Committee on Apartheid, released on this date, gave a detailed review of developments in South Africa's racial…
EventGabon gains independence from France
… On 17 August 1960 Gabon, the last of the four territories, which had formed French Equatorial … In 1472, the Portuguese explorers encountered the mouth of…
EventA South African Defence Force Capt. Wynand du Toit is captured in Angola
… two other South African commandoes were killed. The rest of the commando unit evacuated successfully. According to sources this mission was part of an…